Stead has previously overseen New Zealand women's run to the World Cup and World T20 finals, something he'll be looking to replicate come World Cup 2019

Australia legspinner prises out Simmons, Pollard and Chapman in key spell to extend St Lucia's search for first win since a

At the end of their tour of Sri Lanka, the emergence of Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj to complement Imran Tahir is perhaps the biggest positive for South Africa

Glamorgan would have become the third West Country side to reach the last eight with victory at Hove but instead a 98-run defeat leaves all hanging on their final game

Lakshan Sandakan, Akila Dananjaya and Dhananjaya de Silva rolled South Africa over for their lowest ever T20I total, but the home side's chase was by no means straightforward

Ben Stokes has been added to England's 13-man squad for the third Test against India at Trent Bridge, which gets underway on Saturday, after being found not guilty of affray at Bristol Crown Court.

Co-defendant, Ryan Ali, was also found not guilty in wake of incident in Bristol on September 25

Powar's term will include the Sri Lanka tour in September, followed by a T20I series and the World T20 in the West Indies

The Australian cited "personal reasons" but it is understood that delays in finalising the deal between him and the PCB may have played a part

The jury in the trial of Ben Stokes will retire to consider their verdict on Tuesday morning

Aged 36, fast bowler cements place at the top of the ICC World Rankings with match haul of 9 for 43

CSA officals' meetings with the Global T20 owners in Dubai and Mumbai haven't produced concrete results, with the owners saying their statuses have still not been clarified

The only T20 between Sri Lanka and South Africa is shoehorned in at the back-end, set to begin less than 48 hours after the last ODI was completed

Stokes missed the second Test at Lord's this week due to his appearance at Bristol Crown Court, and was omitted from an unchanged 13-man squad for the Trent Bridge Test

India A have clinched the two-match series 1-0 after a well-fought second unofficial Test ended in a wet draw

Ben Stokes' defence draws attention to team-mates' actions outside Mbargo nightclub on September 25

Virat Kohli cedes his top spot one week after gaining it, slipping below the suspended Steven Smith

Usman Khawaja has gotten leaner and fitter in the past few months as he looks to get into the best physical shape ahead of Australia's tour of the UAE later this year

Alex Lees was once hailed as the most exciting young batsman in the country, a captain at 22. Now he hopes Durham will rescue a career in free-fall

In a release, the board said that "tough decisions" were required to preserve cricket in Zimbabwe

Returning to red-ball cricket after almost two years, Yuzvendra Chahal puts his lack of game-time in the longer format down to a time crunch rather than a disinterest in days' cricket

Shai Hope's blistering 88 powered Tridents to 185, before Reifer snared five wickets, including three in his last over, as Barbados opened their CPL campaign with a win

After four innings of the Test series no one other than the India captain has scored more than 33 and the tour risks becoming a nightmare

The performance of Chris Woakes, on his return to side was a huge boost for England as he absence of Ben Stokes was barely noticed

Sri Lanka's captain was impressed with his lead spinner's ability to bounce back from tough outings in the fifth ODI

Despite an innings-and-159-run margin, the England captain said it was exciting that the team still had areas they could improve on

Australian opener Beth Mooney led the chase with 44 not out off 30 balls as the five-point win was completed with 10.3 overs remaining

Ben Stokes' trial resumes at Bristol Crown Court on Monday. ESPNcricinfo gives a run-down on the first week's developments

For once Middlesex posted a challenging total but they were consigned to bottom spot as Kent overhauled it with three balls to spare

Worcestershire failed once more to secure a home quarter-final - this time falling to a six-hitting blitz from Riki Wessels

The destruction of Corey Anderson with the bat and Max Waller with the ball brought delight at Taunton

The India captain suffered from back issues during the Lord's Test, which India lost by an innings and 159 runs

Ben Foakes and Rikki Clarke narrowly failed to guide Surrey home in a tense affair in Bristol

Durham's run of eight wins in nine ended in spectacular fashion as Lancashire homed in on a last eight place

India A bowlers strike back, but only 33 overs bowled on third day as visitors reach 294 for 7 at stumps

England completed their total and utter domination of India in the Lord's Test with a win in just 170.3 overs making it the third-shortest Test in the country over the last 100 years

Sri Lanka pulled the series scoreline to 3-2 with a 178-run win in the fifth and final ODI

The selectors decided not to name any replacement for the allrounder for the series which starts on August 17

Trinbago Knight Riders' firm grip on home field advantage appeared to loosen after they lost for the second night in a row

From 113 for 2, St Lucia Stars collapsed to 126 for 7 and their 13th successive loss, a streak stretching back to CPL 2016

Wicketkeeper Jones hit eight fours and three sixes to post comfortably her best score in three seasons with Lightning but maintaining a run of improved performances with the bat

Put into bat beneath leaden skies, Vipers advanced to 62 for 2 at the end of the eighth over before bad weather moved in

Sri Lanka's coach also held the selection door open for Lasith Malinga, provided he plays domestic cricket and proves he can still bowl and field at the top level

'If you look at the scores in the first Test, he scored more runs than Murali Vijay and KL Rahul. So, what is the criteria?'

With the series already decided, the hosts will look to continue their aggressive batting approach, and the visitors to keep trying their younger players

India A lost their last six wickets for only eight runs after which the visitors built steadily with the bat

A 189-run sixth-wicket stand left England 250 ahead with two days left to play

The Guyana Amazon Warriors pacer had sent off Australian Ben Cutting by giving him the middle finger with both hands after dismissing him during their clash against the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

After being dropped first ball, the allrounder smashed the fastest CPL hundred to help Jamaica chase down 224 from 41 for 5

Dawid Malan's omission meant another new-look cordon for England and his replacement at second slip had an interesting day

Stokes' co-defendant took the stand in Bristol on Friday as both sides concluded providing evidence in the affray trial with summing up now due on Monday

While Steyn and Philander aren't out of contention for a World-Cup spot, the immediate focus will be on giving more experience to a younger set

If Glamorgan reach Finals Day, their inspirational captain Colin Ingram will deserve a lot of the credit after Hampshire became the latest bowling attack to be battered out of sight

Durham's surge to the top of North Group is the season's heartwarming story - as for Northants, they are now consigned to bottom spot

Yorkshire's miserable 24 hours continued as they followed up their Roses defeat with a heavy loss at Trent Bridge and had concerns over a hand injury for Kane Williamson

Worcestershire's hopes of a home quarter-final remain in abeyance after Leicestershire silenced dangerman Callum Ferguson in the nick of time to claim their first home win

Birmingham allrounder Alex Thomson took four wickets on debut but he was unable to stop Lancashire strengthening their top-four grip

Peter Trego and Corey Anderson saw Somerset overhaul Surrey's target as Taunton delighted in the form of fast bowler Jamie Overton

The batsman was stumped on 80 and explained he wanted to get to his century before the second new ball was taken

South Africa's captain has said that the priority for him right now is to get his shoulder as strong as possible in the lead-up to a busy winter and the World Cup

The England allrounder was cross-examined as his trial for affray moved into its fifth day in Bristol

India A rode on Vihari's unbeaten 138 and Bawne's 80 to finish the first day on 322 for 4 in the second unofficial Test against South Africa A

The former Australia captain reckons the current Indian captain is the best batsman in the world

West Indies' Under-19 heroes of 2016 - Hetmyer and Keemo Paul - combine to deliver Guyana victory under new captain Shoaib Malik

National selector clarifies reasons for dropping batsman who seemed to have found his game during tough Ashes tour

The holders were handed their sixth defeat of the North Group campaign by a Bears team which remains in the qualification race thanks to a solid bowling display

Yorkshire's top-heavy batting cost them as they collapsed in the latter half of their innings when total around 220 was on the cards

Aaron Finch missed the match and will be absent for the next two having returned to Australia due to a family bereavement

Cockbain smashed 123 off 61 balls, including 96 in boundaries, to help his side reach 242 for four, Gloucestershire's best ever T20 total at Bristol

Ben Stokes took to the witness stand at Bristol Crown Court and denied that he mimicked or abused two gay men and instead was protecting them and himself

Knight top-scored with 76 and shared in stands of 66 and 102 for the second and third wickets with Smriti Mandhana and Stafanie Taylor respectively

The victory put Worcestershire within sight of the quarter-finals but dented Derbyshire's hopes of progressing

BCB president Nazmul Hassan, who met Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes in Dhaka, said Mominul Haque's 182 against Ireland A may open up an unlikely spot

Mohammad Ashraful believes he can represent Bangladesh again, with his five-year ban set to end later this week

The jury at Bristol Crown Court was instructed to find Ryan Hale not guilty of affray shortly before Stokes entered the dock for the first time

Sinha had been undergoing treatment for liver cancer and kidney disease in Singapore and Thailand previously

The Bangladesh coach said the team fancied winning the ODI series but he was more delighted with the effort to bounce back in the T20Is

Both men are undergoing rehabilitation for back injuries and, according to physiotherapist David Beakley, will not recover in time to play the two-Test series in October

The critical points that were rolled back were the one-state-one-vote policy, and the cooling-off period for office bearers after one term

This is the same venue where play had to be stopped last year when spectators threw empty bottles onto the ground as India closed in on victory

St Lucia stumble to their 12th successive loss, a streak stretching back to CPL 2016

The allrounder explains Sri Lanka's odd but effective bowling plan which helped them squeeze out a three-run victory over South Africa

In the five Tests Pakistan played over the last one year, Abbas left a lasting impression, picking up 30 wickets at an average of 15.50

The 36-year-old is enjoying an outstanding domestic season and England's middle-order remains fragile

Suzie Bates was part of a strong opening stand and then picked up four wickets to help secure the win

Josh Cobb followed up his century against Birmingham as Northants finally found something to smile about

Nothing comes easy for Durham but they keep winning and now find themselves top of North Group

In a written statement read out in court, Stokes said he believed others involved in the fight had "demonstrated a willingness to use weapons in attacking people"

The England captain said victory in a tight Test brings "masses of confidence" but is looking for further improvement from his side

The Test readiness of England's rookies is perhaps secondary to the sense of purpose that their inclusions project

After failing to "cross the line" in the series opener, the India captain said greater application in the first 30 balls could turn the tide for India's frontline batsmen

Veteran fast bowler Lasith Malinga found himself excluded from Sri Lanka's T20I squad, while Binura Fernando got a first call-up in three years

Afridi will continue to undergo rehabilitation for an injury sustained during the Pakistan Super League

An off-duty police officer who witnessed the fight outside a Bristol nightclub gave evidence on the third day of the trial

England have announced Ollie Pope will make his debut, but both teams have other selection issues

De Silva's term is for two years, and he officially begins on August 15

Suranga Lakmal defended seven runs off the final over to cap off Sri Lanka's most inspired showing in the field and best batting performance of the series so far